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The ice age may be over, but did you realize we're still in AN ice age? Do you know what causes ice ages, or why some scientists are looking to rocks as a way to combat climate change?

Erin answers those questions and many more in this episode of The List Show, all about THE ice age—and ice ages, more broadly (you'll learn about the primary ice ages in Earth's history).

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